Apple Crumble Pie

Name: Apple Crumble Pie
Ingredients: 100 g chilled butter; 180 g plain flour; 1 large beaten egg; 440 g (4 small/2 large) eating apples, cored, peeled and sliced (gala, granny smith, pink lady etc..); 2-3 tbsp brown sugar; 1 splash of lemon juice; 1 sprinkle cinnamon; 1 sprinkle nutmeg; 4 tbsp sugar; 100 g self-raising flour; 60 g chilled butter

11 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

100 g chilled butter
180 g plain flour
1 large beaten egg
440 g (4 small/2 large) eating apples, cored, peeled and sliced (gala, granny smith, pink lady etc..)
2-3 tbsp brown sugar
1 splash of lemon juice
1 sprinkle cinnamon
1 sprinkle nutmeg
4 tbsp sugar
100 g self-raising flour
60 g chilled butter

Directions

1

First, make the short crust pastry base.
2

Sift the flour (add sugar as well if making sweet short crust pastry) into a mixing bowl.
3

Rub in the butter until small bread crumbs are formed.
4

Add the egg and knead until a fairly smooth dough.
5

Roll out and then press into the tart tin.
6

Lightly prick the base with a fork.
7

Blind bake in a preheated 180C oven for 8 minutes or until the base is dry.
8

Next make the filling.
9

Cook the apples with the sugar, spices and lemon juice with a little water for about 10 minutes.
10

Add cornflour to thicken.
11

To make the crumble, gently rub the butter and flour to form into crumbs and add sugar and mix well.
12

After crust is baked, pour in the apple filling and sprinkle top with the crumble.
13

Bake at 200C for about 25 minutes till the top is nice golden brown.
14

Serve hot or cold with cream, ice cream or custard.